Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for closure, abnormal
3,450 FDA reports name closure, abnormal, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 99811). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.
- #136 of 2,481
- by report volume (all reactions)
- 3,450
- reports citing this reaction
- 0.1%
- death-coded share
- Unknown
- most-affected species
Release-over-release change
What changed in the latest FDA data snapshot
PlainBreed reconstructed the prior snapshot from dated openFDA partitions through 2025 Q4, then compared it with the 2026-07-27 openFDA export. Closure, Abnormal has 3,450 reports now versus 3,390 in that prior snapshot: 60 more (1.8%).
- Report change
- +60
- Death-coded reports
- +0
- Death-coded share
- −0.0 pts
This compares reported-event counts in two source snapshots. It does not establish a change in real-world risk, product safety, or disease incidence.
Subscribe to Closure, Abnormal changesFDA AER · VeDDRA plate
Code 99811 VOL-MID
VOL-MID · DEATH-RARE · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-UNKNOWN · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL
- VOL-MID 3,450 reports
- DEATH-RARE 0.1%
- TOP-DECILE #136/2481
- PHOTO-FINISH Lateral recumbency
- SPECIES-UNKNOWN Unknown · 3,303
- DRUG-LEAD Fluralaner Spot-O… · 514
- DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields
Nearest volume peer: Lateral recumbency (±5 reports)
Upper-third report volume drives the scale stamps on this plate; death-coded share and co-report peers follow. Not a clinical diagnosis.
High-volume neighbourhood around Closure, Abnormal
Upper-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.
Closure, Abnormal: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate
Signature read: 3,450 reports place Closure, Abnormal in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#136 of 2,481). Report volume is upper-third scale: 3,450 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 3 of 3,450 reports (0.1% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Lateral recumbency (±5 reports). Lead species Unknown (3,303). Lead co-reported drug Fluralaner Spot-On Solution (514).
Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Fluralaner Spot-On Solution appears in filings alongside this reaction; that is association, not causation. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.
Species Most Affected
Breeds Most Affected
Associated Drugs
Nationwide reactions with similar profiles
Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Closure, Abnormal, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass (the volume chart above is the unfloored photo-finish strip).
Similar report volume
Nearest other reactions by FDA report count (3,450 here).
Similar death-coded share
Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (0.1% here), distinct from the volume row.
What to do with this reaction
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A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.
Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025
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